Background
Barr, Allan David Stephen was born on September 11, 1930 in Glasgow, Scotland. Son of Allan and Agnes Christina (Dryburgh) Barr.
university dean Mechanical engineering educator
Barr, Allan David Stephen was born on September 11, 1930 in Glasgow, Scotland. Son of Allan and Agnes Christina (Dryburgh) Barr.
Bachelor of Science, U. Edinburgh, Scotland, 1952; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Edinburgh, Scotland, 1956.
Lecturer, senior lecturer, then reader department engineering, U. Edinburgh, 1953-1972; professor, head department mechanic engineering, U. Dundee, Scotland, 1972-1985; professor department engineering, U. Aberdeen, Scotland, since 1985; dean faculty engineering and mathematics and physical science, U. Aberdeen, Scotland, since 1991.
Fellow Institution Mech. Engineers (London), Royal Society Edinburgh.
Married Eileen Patricia Redmond, December 16, 1954. Children: David Patrick, Richard Allan, Christina Marion.